Cross-Cultural Chicken for Anthony Bourdain

It may seem like Anthony Bourdain simply appeared one day in the kitchens of New York City with a cleaver in one hand and a beer in the other, but the bad-boy chef has a birthday just like the rest of us—and it’s today. In the July issue of Food & Wine, Bourdain and his nice-guy chef buddy Eric Ripert spoke to Kate Krader about today's food trends. Asked about fusion cooking, Bourdain responded: “As long as chefs are combining cuisines that are actually having sex with each other, I think the cross-cultural cooking trend is appropriate. Some chefs can pull it off; most can’t. The guys at Torrisi [in New York City] do it well.” Wish Bourdain a happy birthday with Chicken with Candied Cashews. The Italian-leaning Torrisi chefs Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi transform Chinese cashew chicken into a fancy appetizer featuring the chicken "oyster," an extremely tasty piece of meat that's prized by French chefs.